…and, then, upon arriving at the summit?
ilg had Blissfully renounced all such Outer Worldly thoughts, ambitions, and aspirations
and relaxed like a Bear into hibernation
into the Spiritual Realm that outsiders know only as…
Durango, Colorado.
so, this morning, Durango’s entire scholastic and business systems were put on Pause as my friend, Jake Turner’s vision of a 7-mile long Human Chain running the length of the precious Animas River Trail attempted to manifest…i laced on my inline skates, picked up a cowbell and a camera and met my girls along with 8,000 other Durangatangs who gathered along the sinewy riparian paradise known as the Animas River Trail to honor all of the Trail’s amazing volunteers who helped make it happen…
“…I pledge allegiance to the soil
of Turtle Island
one ecosystem
in diversity
under the sun –
With joyful interpenetration for all.”
– Gary Synder
9:42 am: when ilg runs? the simplest, most fragile of things open my heart, filet it wide open, and my spirit just soars into Father Sky…what IS IT about running feet massaging Mother Earth that shakes our Chakra’s so?! who CARES about health, longevity, fitness? to be able to run along the treasured forested paths is ENOUGH by itself! ilg hasn’t been running through decades because i reckon it might tack on a few more years to my incarnation…ilg runs because running is Pilgrimage, it’s more than the Seat of my Soul, it’s the Karmic SWEAT OF MY SOUL!
“Daddy? I would rather DIE than have to eat that…” Dewa remarked this morning as she stood transfixed by Bear poop in our back driveway…note our overturned trash can behind her…
several of coach’s photos have made magazine and newspaper features most of which have and can still be viewed in the Teaching Archives. one famous professional photographer said about ilg’s photography; “Steve has an intuitive eye for composition that rivals the best in the outdoor/nature realm. If he wasn’t so devoted to fitness,
I would hire him as an apprentice immediately.”
… it’s actually (today) an hour and seven minute climb to the top of the scintillating, single track, technical downhill section…and that is at my high Zone 3 pace. your actual climb time might be slower (or faster) depending on your fitness/skills. the whole 16-mile route took me 1:35 front door-to-front door.
i place my feet upon my mat each early morning, and pray; “May this Practice be the Earth Witness within me, then, may my Spirit soar…”
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